In this Jan. 14, 2015, file photo, New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick is shown at a news conference prior to a team practice in Foxborough, Mass. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa, File)

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The hands-on head coach who scrutinizes obscure rules in the NFL handbook to come up with controversial plays said today at a news conference that he never fully knew the process behind inflating footballs and that he is "shocked" and has "no explanation" for how 11 out of 12 footballs in play during Sunday's AFC Championship game became deflated below league requirements, the New York Post reports. "In my entire coaching career, I have never talked to any player [or] staff member about football air pressure," Bill Belichick said at a news conference this morning, per ESPN.

"I had no knowledge of the various steps involved in the game balls and the process that happened between when they were prepared and went to the officials and went to the game," he continued in his opening statement. "I've learned a lot more about this process in the last three days … than in the last 40 years." In reference to Tom Brady's 2011 assertion that the quarterback prefers his pigskins deflated, Belichick added that Brady has his own 4pm press conference today. The coach also declined to answer any questions from reporters, stating, per ESPN, "I've told you everything I know." (Read his entire opening statement.)

Deflate-gate was debunked by Pathfinder High School in this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Gd0kGhIcF4

BradCS

Jan 23, 2015 12:08 PM CST

Anyone who follows the team locally, knows about his practice techniques, which involve putting the balls in a freezer, dunking them in a bucket of water, smearing mud on them, etc, depending on the expected game conditions. He believes in being able to handle situational football. This isn't his doing, if anyone's at all

Pac10champs

Jan 22, 2015 4:56 PM CST

Rick: How can you close me up? On what grounds? Captain Renault: I'm shocked, shocked to find that gambling is going on in here! [a croupier hands Renault a pile of money] Croupier: Your winnings, sir. Captain Renault: [sotto voce] Oh, thank you very much. [aloud]